Fender KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD STRATOCASTER Electric Guitar (Transparent Faded Sonic)

Fender KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD STRATOCASTER Electric Guitar (Transparent Faded Sonic)Kenny Wayne Shepherd's fiery leads, meaty rhythms, and hard driving songs have propelled his robust career through nine solo records three certified platinum, major tours with Buddy Guy, Van Halen, and The Rolling Stones, and an ongoing collaboration with blues supergroup The Rides with Stephen Stills. The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster features a chambered ash body for vibrant and resonant tone, while the Transparent Faded Sonic Blue lacquer

Kenny Wayne Shepherd's fiery leads, meaty rhythms, and hard-driving songs have propelled his robust career through nine solo records - three certified platinum, major tours with Buddy Guy, Van Halen, and The Rolling Stones, and an ongoing collaboration with blues-supergroup The Rides with Stephen Stills.

The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster features a chambered ash body for vibrant and resonant tone, while the Transparent Faded Sonic Blue lacquer finish highlights the beautiful ash grain. The early '60s inspired "C"-shaped maple neck and bound rosewood fingerboard - with a 7.25" radius - offer comfort and playability straight out of Fender's golden age. Loaded with three Kenny Wayne Shepherd custom pickups, this guitar delivers punchy and full-throated Strat tones.

Features

• Chambered ash body with Transparent Faded Sonic Blue lacquer finish
• Matching painted headcap
• 25.5" scale; early '60s "C"-shaped maple neck with bound rosewood fingerboard, 7.25" radius and 21 jumbo frets
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd custom spec single-coil Stratocaster pickups
• Updated vintage-style hardware; six-point synchronized tremolo bridge with Graph Tech® saddles and vintage-style tuning machines

Specifications

Neck

• Neck MaterialQuartersawn Maple
  
• Neck FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  
• Neck Construction4-Bolt Standard
  
• Fingerboard Radius7.25" (184.1 mm)
  
• Fingerboard MaterialRosewood
  
• Position InlaysWhite Pearloid Block
  
• Side DotsWhite
  
• Number of Frets21
  
• String NutBone
  
• Nut Width1.650" (42 mm)
  
• Nut MaterialBone
  
• Fret SizeJumbo
  
• Scale Length25.5" (64.77 cm)

Body

• BodyChambered Ash
  
• Body FinishGloss Lacquer
  
• Body ShapeStratocaster®
  
• Body MaterialChambered Ash

Hardware

• Bridge6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Graph Tech® Saddles
  
• Pickguard4-Ply White Pearloid
  
• Pickup CoversWhite
  
• Control KnobsWhite Plastic
  
• Switch TipWhite
  
• Hardware FinishNickel/Chrome
  
• Tuning MachinesVintage-Style
  
• StringsFender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406
  
• Neck Plate4-Bolt
  
• Strap ButtonsVintage-Style

Electronics

• Bridge PickupCustom-Voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd Single-Coil Strat®
  
• Middle PickupCustom-Voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd Single-Coil Strat®
  
• Neck PickupCustom-Voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd Single-Coil Strat®
  
• Pickup ConfigurationSSS
  
• ControlsMaster Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
  
• Switching5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle
• Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup